Luis Alberto Lacalle

Luis Alberto Lacalle (13 July 1941-) was President of Uruguay from 1 March 1990 to 1 March 1995, interrupting Julio Maria Sanguinetti's terms. He was a member of the National Party of Uruguay.

Biography
Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on 13 July 1941, and he joined the National Party of Uruguay at the age of 17. He came to work as a journalist at the age of 20, and he served as a deputy from 1971 to 1973. He went on to serve as President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995, serving as a member of the liberal-conservative faction of his party; he encouraged a free market economy, sought to alleviate foreign debt, and co-founded Mercosur. He left office in 1995, and he failed in his later presidential bids.